Tension device for fabric covers



Dec. 20, 1955 M. A. MOSER TENSION DEVICE FOR FABRIC COVERS Filed March 25, 1952 IN V EN TOR.

United States Patent 2,727,565 TENSION DEVICE FOR FABRIC COVERS Marietta A. Moser, Erie, Pa. Application March 25, 1952, Serial No. 278,335 2 Claims. (Cl. 155-182) This invention relates generally to fastening devices for cloth coverings and more particularly to fastening devices for use in fastening slip covers and the like to chairs.

It has become a universal custom to cover stuffed chairs with covers. Because of the flexible nature of these chair covers, it has heretofore been impossible to prevent them from sliding and slipping.

It is, accordingly, an object of my invention to overcome the above and other defects in fastening devices for chair covers and particularly stuffed chair covers and it is more particularly an object of my invention to provide a fastening device for a cover for a stuffed chair which is simple in construction, economical in cost, economical in manufacture, and eflicient in operation.

Another object of my invention is to provide a novel fastening means for a chair cover which provides tensioning means to prevent slipping and wrinkling of the slip cover.

Another object of my invention is to provide a fastening device for a fabric chair cover or the like which cannot be seen and which remains in place.

Another object of my invention is to provide a fastening device for fastening a seat cover onto a stuffed chair which has novel tensioning means for maintaining the seat cover under tension free of wrinkles, which will not tear or damage the seat cover, which is normally completely out of sight, which utilizes one of the seams of the cover to support the tensioning means, and which is quickly attachable and detachable.

Other objects of my invention will become evident from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of fastening device for a seat cover;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a modified form of fastening device for a seat cover; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my novel fastening device for a seat cover securing a seat cover onto a stulfed chair.

Referring now to the drawings, I show in Fig. 1 longitudinally extending strips 1 and 2 which may be made of metal or plastic. I attach to the strips 1 and 2 snap fasteners 3 which may be of any conventional snap fastener or clip to fasten the strips 1 to the fabric section. The fasteners 3 are secured to the strips 1 and 2 by welding or connecting in some other manner or the clips 3 may be made integrally with the strips 1 and 2 by a molding operation. Fastening members 5 and 6 which may be made of muslin have looped portions 7 and 8, respectively, which are formed at the ends of the fastening members 5 and 6 by doubling the material back on itself and securing it at 9 and 10. The doubled back portions will form a loop to receive the strips 1 and 2. The edges of the fastening members 5 and 6 are reinforced by sewing seams 11 along the edges thereof.

The central portion of the fastening member 5 is gathered together to form a reduced area portion and it is fixedly attached to rings 12 by doubling the material of members 20 made of plastic 2,727,565 Ce awe? v 2: the fasteningg ifir'fiber 6 bearer itself at 13 and sewing it t15-;. Th ad. attir fa t nin mem er 5 is han Pa thtpush the. two rinsstg. arm -fidlclm t p at justable connection between the fastening members 5 and 6.

The clips 3 will be attached to seat cover. When the members 3 are attached to each side of the seat cover as shown in Fig. 3, the members 5 and 6 are connected to the fastening rings 12 in any suitable manner and they are attached to each other at the center under tension. The cover 35 is, therefore, held in a firm position on the chair and it will not wrinkle or slip.

Fig. 2 is a modified form the bottom edge of a of fastening member wherein or metal have snap fastening members 21 attached thereto at 22 by any suitable means and straps 23 and 24 have loops 25 and 26 surrounding the members 20 between the fastening members 21. The inner ends 27 of the straps 23 and 24 are passed through rings 28 and 29 and secured thereto under tension by any suitable means.

In fastening the modified form of my invention shown in Fig. 2 to a seat cover, the snap members 21 are snap connected to the edge 31 of a seat cover as shown in Fig. 3 and the inner ends 27 of the straps 23 and 24 are secured together under tension through the rings 28 and 29 to hold the seat cover firmly onto the chair.

Any form of ring 28 or 29 or any form of fastening member may be used without departing from my invention. I have found the form shown to be very economical in cost and very easy to apply and one which permits easy removal of the fastening member from the seat cover.

Fig. 3 shows a chair having arms 32 and a seat 33 and a back rest 34. The chair is provided with a cover 35. The snap members 21 of the modification shown in Fig. 2 are attached to the seat cover 35 at 31 whereby the cover is held in place on the chair in a taut relation thereto, thereby preventing any wrinkling of the cover on the chair.

It will be evident from the foregoing description that I have provided novel fastening means for quickly attaching a seat cover to a chair which is out of sight below the chair, which utilizes margins of present seat covers for anchoring purposes, which has novel fastening means for fastening to the seat cover, and which may be easily attached and detached to and from the seat cover.

Various changes may be made in the specific embodiment of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof or from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A fastening device for holding a seat cover in place in taut relation on a chair having a seat, back rest and arm rests comprising a first and a second strip of rigid material disposed in spaced generally parallel relation, spaced clips attached to rigid strips, said clips adapted to connect said rigid strips to two spaced marginal edges of a seat cover, first strips of flexible material, each said strip having a loop in one end thereof, said loop of each strip being disposed around said first strip of rigid material, each loop being disposed between two of said clips whereby said strips of flexible material are secured to said rigid strip in lateral spaced relation, the ends of two of said strips extending from said first rigid members converging toward each other and their ends attached together and attached to an attaching means, second flexible strips attached to said second rigid strip and extending from said second rigid strip said attaching means receiving the ends of said second flexible strips remote from said rigid member.

2. The fastening device recited in claim 1 wherein said second flexible strips are held in spaced relation by said spaced clips attached to said second rigid member and 3 4 said second flexible strips converge toward each other and 2,516,363 Block et al. July 25, 1950 the ends thereof join at said attaching means. 2,5 57,874 Kailenta June 19, 1951 2,568,398 Johnson Sept. 18, 1951 References Cited in the file of this patent 2,5 89,901 Van Doren Mar. 18, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENTS 5 O N PATENTS 524,834 M y 1894 71,230 Italy May 16, 1939 631,91 Kr n v et lg- 9, 1899 7 France Jun 1950 2,350,359 Krasnov et a1. June 6, 1944 

